question....

[TheClash]

ok so i am not a bow hunter at all..although i used to plug gophers with my little recurve when i was young...anyways....recently i have been learning a little flint knapping..and i have turned out some pretty decent obsidian arrow points. i am just wondering if anyone out there has ever mounted flint points on modern shafts..and if so..how..and how did they work? anyone out there using a primitive set up and using obsidian points and taking game??...not trying to stir anything up if this is unethical or whatever...just a new hobby that is kinda fun...and just curious. thanks

[CNP]

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimateb...c;f=2;t=000080
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimate...;f=40;t=000086

Haven't done this myself......TradGang.com is probably the best site for advice on this subj. Modern shafts? Wood or cane are the best choices for a match with obsidian. Lots of the guys who build these hunt deer with them too...............so as long as the arrow/tip complies with (for big game):

An authorized arrow is one that is not less than 61 cm (24 in.) in length that has a tip that bears a head that is not intentionally designed to resist being withdrawn after it has penetrated an object. Furthermore, it must either have a solid, sharp cutting head of at least 7/8 inch in width

; you are good to go. I would do it (shoot deer) with a well built arrow.

Hope this helps Clash. Show us some pics of your heads and arrows when/if you build them. I've got some wild turkey feathers you can have if you want to get into that.

[TheClash]

cool, thanks..i willlet y'all how it goes

[petew]

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php
http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/
These sites have a lot of information on Knapping and primitive bows/arrows.
I would love to try knapping, but finding some good rock is hard where I am.
Knowing what to pick up seems harder.
I have just started to make selfbows, and Knapping is a natural next step.

Randy:
I can use those Turkey quills if you still have them.

Pete

[calgarychef]

Well most knappers will tell you to start with glass.....beer bottle bottoms are a good start.

I don't know why you wouldn't make natural shafts though instead of making flint/carbon arrows. Red osier or wild rose canes make the best shafts around here.

have fun

the chef